SOSC 3993 Lecture Notes - Dependent And Independent Variables, Social Science, Grounded Theory
28 May 2013
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Debates: who"s right is based on opinions, easy to settle simple debates. Ex, crimes, statistics are not clear: complex issues; who do you know is right , you rely on knowledge, knowledge. Created by us, the social norms, but is not always correct: social processes, ex: earth revolves around the sun. No one wanted to believe galileo, because of the catholic tradition. Ex: race is a category; skin colour. Or skull size, hair, eye, nose, height, sexual organs, intelligence. Knowledge: product of social processes, how is knowledge produced, knowledge is not separate from power. It is used in the system of power. Ex: canadian history starts only when europeans arrive not before: knowledge is always imbedded in a system of politics. Ex: educational system, medical system, media, relion etc, are gatekeepers tell what is important and what is not: how do we know any particular knowledge is adequate, find out by asking the authorities or searching.
